The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
THE CAUCUS CONDEMNED
NY tho Leading democratic News
papers of the state.

ITO a itutlk MI ONNA tAO bNaAN hLhh
the proposition 10 hold Dsmc cratic
caucus and nominate candidate for
the United States Senate. 1t strikes
as as very singular, TO come from
newspaper who aTrogate TO them
selves the strict following OF party
usages, when no Senator from Gov.
Blount down to SENATOR Harris was
nominated by caucus. And they
are insolent and dictatorial enough TO
read out OF the party any good Demo-
crat who does not fall in with their
depai ture from the we'll settled usages
of the party from 1895 to the present
time. The caucus proposition is
u direct impeachment Of the fidelity
and loyalty OF the Democratic men,
bers, and they are suspected OF
design OF betrayal OF the party.
II eiRhty-tbree Democrats out OF 1888
cannot outvote forty-nine Republic
ans, and eighteen Democrats are Gus
pected traitors, where Is the line to be I
drawn 2 II there was 1872 out OF 1888 1.-THE
whole nutnber) Democrats, then the
caucus advocates would suepec!
enough traitors on hand 10 20 over to
tie Republicans and control the body.
The whole thing Is ridiculous.
Tullahoma Guardidn: Isn't IL little
singular that some of the very states
men who 30 disdainfully refused to 20
into a caucus in 1875 when there was
ouch an effort made TO beat Andy
johnson, and who could have been
beaten by union of the forces against
him in caucus) should now be the loud.
est mouthed OF all in their denuncia-
ton OF Democrats who don't want any
caucus Sin theirs" just nowP Times
change and men change with the
times, but tho self seeking politicians
can't find the shadow OF precedent
even In the general policy or ueage
OF the party-to back up their urgent
demand for Legislative caucus In
1887.
West Tennessee Wing: It's a beau.
tiful state Of affairs when q Democratic
Legislature cannot be trusted to elect
United States Senator after the old
fashion. II onr Bolons are not compe-
tent to act without dictation from the
bosses and without being corralled
within barbed wire caucus fence, LET'S
send them home and cave the people
from such representatives.
Milan Exchange: The Exchanges has
not heretofore expressed an opinion
Tor or against this much written about
cauous--in fact, has not cared much
about it one way or the other-but the
Avalanche has about convinced us that
1t Is nudemocratic, unnecessary and
uncalled for. Aud we believe the
party generally is pretty much of that
opinion.
Union City Anchor: Every time a
United States Senator ia TO be elected
by the General Assembly OF Tennessee
a large number of newspapers over the
State proclaim that caucus must be
held, and questions tho Democracy Of
all who oppose IL; yet it is singular
fact that no Senator from Tennessee,
from ito organization to the present
time, has ever been nominated in a
caucus.
Fayetteville 0bsrUer: We fail TO see
the necessity of a Legislative caucus
70 name democratic candidate for
United States Senator. We have a
majority OF thirty-four in the Legisa-
tuTe on joint ballot over the Repub.
licsns, and il our members are no,
trustworthy, il they can only b. held
to an honest performance of duty by
th0 caucus,they should he driven from
the DemoGiatc party. A caucus will
DO an innovation--a departure from
our life long practice. The Democratic
legislators Of Tennessee have never
presented caucus candidate for
United s ateB Senator, and departure
from the invSriable practice at this
time will be attributed to a wish TO
favor week man by forcing him,
through machine methods, upon the
party.
Pulaski Citizen; The caucus ia in
tended as choking, Cagging arrange
meni IN the Interest OF one man
and Against all Others. Democrats
nevsr fail TO elect Senator in Ten.
nessee, and they have never vet re-
sorted to this Republican method.
Memphis Scimitar: The "osucus'' ia
not Democratic either in principle,
theory or policy. Ii is the resort OF DO.
liticel uicksters who desire to thwa,t
the will OF the sovereign people and
sutserve their own selfish purposes.
Paris Post: There seems to be no
possible use for holding caucus TO
nomiuate any Of the state officers. The
moo-Rtic majority of the two houses
Ia sufficient to elect without Any
chance OF letting in a Republican.
Dayton Neus Gazette, The caucus ia
the ouigrowth, the product o. Repub.
lcan DO ,sism; and thus far it has been
absolutely ignored by Democrats. ga
they never have elected caueus
Senator in Tennessee" GAYS he Pm.
laski Citizen The Republicans whip
their men ioto line with the pa1ty
las1. Shall the Demo raoy do the
same thing and for the sane purpose9
The Dyerburg Gazette quotes and
injorses the following from the Mem
pbis APPsAL: The Dem cratic mem.
beers OF tie Legislature viii not, we
feel gu te cure, b. argued or coaxed or
c7ioied into holding a caucus Tho
State Convention declined 10 iudorse
that held by the East Tennessee Dem.
ocgsts, and al ths traditions Of the
party are opposed to it. The people